<a href="http://inhabitat.com/2010/08/17/reinventing-the-a-frame-cabin-as-a-modern-green-home/" target="_blank">Lindal Cedar Homes</a> has been designing and manufacturing home building systems or "kit homes" for over 65 years now, and this year they unveiled <a href="http://lindal.com/homes/gallery/Lindal_Elements.cfm" target="_blank">Lindal Elements, formerly known as the Lindal Modern A-frame series</a>. Through the years their design, construction and assembly processes have become more and more sophisticated, taking them from a materials supplier to an <a href="http://lindal.com/about/green17.cfm" target="_blank">all-inclusive green home supplier</a> that helps you design and build your dream home from the ground up. The <a href="http://lindal.com/homes/locateDealer/" target="_blank">Lindal dealer</a> who assists in the design process is not only incredibly knowledgeable about all the Lindal designs and options, but is also a <a href="http://www.nahbgreen.org/Resources/Homeowners/default.aspx" target="_blank">NAHB Certified Green Professional</a> who has been trained to help you get the greenest house possible - read on to learn how easy it is to design your own Lindal Elements!

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Lindal Elements - A5 1900

Lindal Cedar Homes was the first systems builder to be approved by the National Association of Home Builders Green Building Standards program. They have been building green certified homes across North America for years.

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Lindal Elements - A3 1200

If you're interested in a Lindal Elements home, first contact your <a href="http://lindal.com/homes/building/yourowndealer.cfm" target="_blank">local Lindal Dealer</a>, who is also a certified <a href="http://www.nahbgreen.org/WhoIsGreen/findparticipatingbuilder.aspx" target="_blank">NAHB Certified Green Professional</a>. They can guide you step-by-step through the process of building a green home.

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Lindal Elements - Blocks

After contacting your <a href="http://lindal.com/homes/locateDealer/" target="_blank">local Lindal Dealer</a>, you'll get a planning book that will provide you with loads of inspiration and help in designing your home. You'll also receive a bag of <a href="http://lindal.com/homes/gallery/Lindal_Elements.cfm" target="_blank">Lindal Elements</a> building blocks to play around with home designs.

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Lindal Elements - Blocks

A total of 18 different blocks correspond to the various building units you can use to create your home. Here, three blocks are joined together to form the predesigned <a href="http://inhabitat.com/2010/09/21/lindal-homes-puts-a-green-twist-on-the-classic-a-frame/lindal-maf-a3-1200/" target="_blank">Lindal Elements home A3 1200</a>.

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Lindal Elements - Blocks

The Lindal blocks can be put in any direction to build the house of your dreams. You can have sloped roofs, flat roofs, double-height rooms, breezeways, decks, offices, studio space and as many bedrooms and bathrooms as you need.

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Lindal Elements - Blocks

Your <a href="http://lindal.com/homes/building/yourowndealer.cfm" target="_blank">local Lindal Dealer</a> helps you at every step in the process as you start designing the layout, planning the orientation and location of the home, and deciding on interior finishes, costs and budgeting, and any specialty technologies or strategies you may want to include.

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Lindal Elements - Blocks

Once you figure out the <a href="http://lindal.com/homes/gallery/Lindal_Elements.cfm" target="_blank">Lindal Elements</a> design you want, the Dealer sends off the plans to the Seattle factory, where all the parts of your home are gathered together then shipped to your site in one kit - that way you save on shipping costs.

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Lindal Elements - A2 1500

Once the materials arrive, your Dealer works with your chosen builder and specialty contractors to ensure the home is built to Lindal standards and includes all the <a href="http://lindal.com/about/green17.cfm" target="_blank">green strategies</a> you chose.

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Lindal Elements - A1 1200

All <a href="http://lindal.com/homes/asksirwalter/environment.cfm" target="_blank">Lindal Cedar Homes</a> come with a strong list of <a href="http://lindal.com/about/green17.cfm" target="_blank">green building strategies</a> and resource management strategies. The home buyer can work with their dealer and opt for even greener strategies and finishes.